iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders break record, top 4 million in one day

On Monday, Apple confirmed that its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-order numbers broke records for the smartphone line, as they combined to rack up over four million purchases in the first 24 hours they were on sale. As we reported—and Apple's announcement confirmed—many of those pre-orders won't ship to customers until October.

That doesn't mean Apple's first-week in-store supply will be able to feed the sort of demand that the iPhone 6 is generating. Anybody curled up in a sleeping bag in front of an Apple Store right now, however, can take comfort in the fact that Apple will make "additional supply" of both models available to purchase at 8am local time this coming Friday. All four major American carriers' stores will also have phones available on Friday, as well as "additional carriers and select Apple Authorized Resellers."

A cursory visit to the Apple Store's website indicates that the October delay is still largely limited to the iPhone 6 Plus in the United States, while smaller iPhone 6 models, across all carriers, still indicate shipment times of "7-10 business days" after the launch date. However, Apple's announcement didn't indicate whether either model outsold the other, leaving us wondering if the iPhone 6 Plus is more popular or if its stocks are smaller.